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Why kill the “Hoot Owl?”
That great 20-inch bird, ^eyish
brown in color with large round head
anil dark brown eyes. It looks, in
c. i tain postures, as though it wore a
mo-k’s hood. Barred Owl is its book
because of transverse markings
on its neck and breast. This is the
o 1 that says, “Who, Who are You!
A\ n>. Who are You!—You! When a
pp- of them are engaged in private
cr vorsation from opposite sides of a
river bottom, they set up a racket
that results in some of the most
sta' tling’ sounds to be heard in nature.
“Th -re’s gwine ter be a party out
ter ' i.uht. Where at? Down ter Jim
Young s. Who's gwine to be dar?
Jim Young, Liza Young, Hester
Yoi and the Lord knows who,
all! a-who all!” This owl is
resKiont of the state at all seasons
he most abundant of our large
ov It lives regularly where some-
tim ^ seen but more often heard. It
t ot a hobo or forest owl and it is
oil , f the least harmful of its kind.
I; is a bird of the lowlands and creek
bottoms, or wherever there are large
tra- ts of wood land. Of 109 stomachs
examined (by Fisher) only 5 contain
ed uanie birds or poultry, while 46
contained mice.
Why kill the Barn Owl?
An 18-inch light colored owl that
look^ almost white in the gathering
darkness of a barn loft. Its “monkey
face.” small black eyes and long legs,
iden ify it at once. It is a most in
teresting and harmless bird and a
great mouser. The farmer who has
a pair of these owls on his place, in
winter, is a lucky man. They are
always on the job after dark, while
Puss may be found in the kitchen
waiting to be fed, or in tlie parlor
posing as a fur-bearing animal of the
tiger class, but friendly to man. The
barn owl is usually shot on sight as
a curiosity.
Why kill the Short-eared Owl ?
A 15-inch medium sized owl, brown
and yellowish in color, w'ith round
head and yellow eyes. Its ears are
too short to be seen at a distance.
This owl might be classed as a “Big
Owl” in a judgment that hankered
for a “snap-shot.” It is a bird of the
fields, high meadows and marshy
places where it hunts field mice. It
flies from the ground and returns to
it to roost. It winters in this part of
the state from November until Febru
ary. It is not shy and on cloudy days
often goes about. When flushed it
rises from the ground and sometimes
alights on a slight elevation, and
watches the hunter in an intent half
human manner, that in owls, at least,
is becoming.
Why kill the Long-eared Owl?
Another medium sized owl, that
might be considered a “Big Owl" by
a gunner who out with his imagina-
Horn^H A . ® ^ Great
Owl it h Horned
vpllnw ®°"spicious ear tufts, and
1/t • , much smaller—
14 inches against 22 inches in length
or e larger bird. Anyone ought
recognize this difference in
with a ten-inch
every license issued:
“Reward of 25 cents for every hawk
and “Big Owl” killed and head pre
sented.”
JOHN WARREN ACHORN, Pres.
Sandhills Bird Club, Pinebluff.
size
robin in mind for
a measuring stick. It never hunts in
e ay time but hides in an evergreen
top or alder swamp. Crows and Blue
Jays sometimes locate it for “real
folks and others.” It is a very mod-
est, unobstrusive owl, not here in
summer so far as known.
Kill the Great Horned Owl!
There is no mistaking it~a 22-inch
ir , with ear tufts 2 inches long,
teoat white, and great yellow eyes.
This is the only “Big Owl” native to
the state that is likely to do real harm,
and in Moore county it must be rare,
for it retreats before civilization that
destroys the forests in which it lives.
Its specialty is skunks, but rabbits
are its favorite, food. Chickens roost
ing in the trees, in summer, may fall
victims to its prowess. It is a wary
bird and sees well in the day time.
We are supposed to kill this hand
some owl on sight in spite of the fact,
like some of us, it has many virtues.
All owls are night birds of prey.
That is what they were designed to
be—hunters at night—for that is
when field rats and mice and other
small destructive animals are abroad
looking for something to eat. The
owls described hunt where their food
is most abundant and easiest caught:
in the fields and meadows and marshy
places, with the exception of the
“monkey faced” barn owl. If we had
more owls we would have less rats
and mice in our homes in winter. They
come in from the fields. If we all
possessed the reputed wisdom of owls,
and looked as wise and as handsome,
there is only one owl in this region we
would kill. The rest we would better
let alone ’till found guilty. The old
Spanish law declared every man guil
ty to be proved innocent. Some of us
have gotten beyond that. The flight
of owls is slow and wavering, and not
at all like that of hawks.
The Moore county hunting licenses
have this sentence, among others, on
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